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Japan commemorates 3rd anniversary of earthquake, tsunami

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A family offer prayers for their family members who lost their lives in the tsunami three years ago, at Kouganji Temple on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images)

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Japan commemorates 3rd anniversary of earthquake, tsunami

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A family offer prayers for their family members who lost their lives in the tsunami three years ago, at Kouganji Temple on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Temporary houses stand on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A man offers a prayer in front of former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Chieko Miura (L) is thanked by her neighbor after giving fish to her outside their temporary houses on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: An elderly woman holds a container filled with fish given by her neighbor outside her temporary house on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Chieko Miura (L) gives fish to her neighbor outside their temporary houses on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A man walks through temporary houses on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A crow perches atop the former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A man looks inside the former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI JAPAN - MARCH 09: Chieko Miura takes out a dish with cooked fish caught by her husband Satoru, inside their temporary house on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Satoru Miura (R) carries pollacks which he just caught to give out to his neighbours outside their temporary houses on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A family clean around a grave before praying for their family members who lost their lives in the tsunami three years ago, at Kouganji Temple on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: Excavators are seen through the former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

OTSUCHI, JAPAN - MARCH 09: People visit the former Otsuchi City Hall damaged by the tsunami three years ago on March 9, 2014 in Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A damaged house remains in abandoned town, located about 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 9, 2014 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A backpack for children lays in an abandoned town, located about 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 9, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 09:A view of abandoned supermaket, located about 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 9, 2014 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

Koriyama, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A family attends commemoration ceremony on March 9, 2014 in Koriyama, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

Koriyama, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A family attends commemoration ceremony on March 9, 2014 in Koriyama, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A General view of abandoned area, within the 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 9, 2014 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 09: A destroyed car remain at tomioka station, located about 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 9, 2014 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images,) Ken Ishii Getty Images

KAMAISHI, JAPAN - MARCH 10: A fisherman rides on a boat at a port on March 10, 2014 in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

SENDAI, JAPAN - MARCH 10: School bags and trophies which were washed away by the earthquake and tsunami are placed on a table at a gymnasium March 10, 2014 in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

UKEDO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Tsunami debris still remain in abandoned area, located within the 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 10, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

FUTABA, JAPAN - MARCH 10: A police car on patrol in the abandoned town, located within 10km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 10, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

KOBE, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A man lights bamboo a candle for commemorate to victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Buddhika Weerasinghe Getty Images

SHICHIGAHAMA TOWN, JAPAN - MARCH 11: People obeserve a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the time at which the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at Shobuta beach on March 11, 2014 in Shichigahama town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

KOBE, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A man lights bamboo candles for commemorate to victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Buddhika Weerasinghe Getty Images

SHICHIGAHAMA TOWN, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A buddhist monk offers prayers around 2:46 p.m., the time at which the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at Shobuta beach on March 11, 2014 in Shichigahama town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

SHICHIGAHAMA TOWN, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A man sits on a log before observing a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the time at which the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at Shobuta beach on March 11, 2014 in Shichigahama town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

KOBE, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A man holds japanese buddhist rosary during the pray as he commemorates victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Buddhika Weerasinghe Getty Images

SHICHIGAHAMA TOWN, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A man looks down after observing a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the time at which the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at Shobuta beach on March 11, 2014 in Shichigahama town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A woman touches a memorial engraved with the names of the victims at Okawa Elementary School on the three year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2014 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Buddhist monks offer prayers at Okawa Elementary School on the three year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2014 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: An elderly woman offers a prayer at Okawa Elementary School on the three year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2014 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

KOBE, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A woman lights bamboo candles for commemorate to victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Buddhika Weerasinghe Getty Images

KOBE, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A woman lights bamboo candles for commemorate to victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Buddhika Weerasinghe Getty Images

FUTABA, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Rubble remains in abandoned town, located about 3km from from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 10, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

UKEDO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: A clock at the elementary school damaged by tsunami still remains in Ukedo town, located within 5km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 10, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

UKEDO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A elderly woman searches the missing at ukedo coast on March 11, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

FUTABA, JAPAN - MARCH 10: A view of abandoned town, located within the 3km from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 10, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

UKEDO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Police officers observe a minute of silence on March 11, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

UKEDO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A police officer prays for the tsunami victims on March 11, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

FUTABA, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A bicycle lays discarded in abandoned town, located within 5km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 11, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) Ken Ishii Getty Images

NATORI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A volunteer looks at paper lanterns during a memorial held in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Yuriage Junior High School on March 11, 2014 in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

NATORI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A family looks at paper lanterns during a memorial held in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Yuriage Junior High School on March 11, 2014 in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

NATORI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A sign showing a tsunami evacuation center stands in front of Yuriage Junior High School on March 11, 2014 in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images

NATORI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A family looks at paper lanterns during a memorial held in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Yuriage Junior High School on March 11, 2014 in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives, and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao Getty Images